What is it about French women that they just seem to have this innate sensuality..? Marion Cotillard, one-time Edith Piaf, can be so classically sweet. But put her in a grand setting and some delicate pieces of come-hither lingerie and the whole dynamic changes. Suddenly she’s all legs, draped in silk and looking completely at home in sensual poses. Karl Templer‘s styling is lovely, in a word; and hits the perfect balance between being exposed and being clothed.

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Mikael Jansson photographed the series for Interview’s August 2010 issue.